Trousers-stretcher



(No Model W. T. BROWN. TROUSER$ STRBTGHER.

No. 561,863. Patented Jun 9, 1896.

INVEIVTUR ATT RNEY v ANDREI! BYGRANAM.PNOTO-UIHQWASNINGI'UNJL.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries,

WILLIAM T. BROXVN, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

TROUSERS-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,863, dated June 9,1896.

Application filed April 28, 1896.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrousers-Stretchin g Devices; and I do hereby declare the following tobe afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to devices for stretching trousers; and it hasfor its object to provide a simple, durable, and comparativelyinexpensive device adapted to stretch without undue straining andcapable of being folded with the trousers stretched thereon for packingin a valise or trunk or for storage; and it consists in the parts andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification,Figure l is a plan view showing my improved stretching device with thetrousers indicated in dotted lines as stretched in proper positionthereon; Fig. a side view of the same with the parts partly folded, andFig. 3 a side elevation showing the device folded.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents what may be termed the frame of the device and consists ofthe two side bars a, rigidly held together by the fiat bar 5 at one endand by the round bar or rod 6 at the other end, forming a rectangle. Thebar I) is preferably arrange-d :liatwise between the bars a, so as topermit of the latter extending above the upper surface of the said barl1, and on the bar I) is hinged one end of a bar (3, so as to foldclosely down on said bar 1), and which extends across from side to sideof said frame and may be secured at its free end to said bar 12 by athumb-screw or bolt 6, having a vertically-flattened head, which isscrewed into or is otherwise adjustably secured in the bar Z), and whosehead is adapted to pass through a slot f, formed in the end of bar d,and to secure said bar d rigidly in place when turned crosswise of saidslot.

To the bar 0 at each side of the frame is attached one end of the metalrods B by simply bonding the ends of the same in grooves Serial No.589,377. (No model.)

g, formed in the bar, so as to permit of said rods being turned thereon,and at their opposite ends said rods are likewise secured in grooves ina bar or roller C. To the ends of the bar or roller C, andpreferablyoutside of the ends of rods B, the ends of similar metal rodsD are secured by bending into grooves h, and the other ends of said rodsD are secured in a similar manner in grooves i, formed in the ends of abar or roller E, to which are also secured in grooves 7o therein themetal rods F, the other ends of which are secured to a bar G. The barsor rollers C E G, with the rods B D F, form an extensionframe which is,as described above, connected through the bar 0 to the main frame A. Tothe bar G clasps H are secured or connected by means of elastic cords orstraps I. The clasps shown are held together by a springand are providedwith corrugated rubber strips Z, secured to the jaws in order to enablethe jaws to take a firm hold on the trousers without tearing orpenetrating the same, and the elastic cord is passed through the springand knotted over or secured to the bar G. It is evident, however, thatany suitable form of clasp may be employed instead of the one shown andthat said clasps may be secured to the bar G by means of coiled orspiral springs with equally good results, and therefore I do not desireto be limited to the form of clasp nor the manner of securing the sameto the bar.

To stretch trousers by my improved device, the same is arranged in theposition shown in Fig. 2 and the bottom of the trousers laid on bar 1)and the hinged bar (I brought down thereon and firmly secured by thethumbscrew orbolt e. The trousers are then passed under bar 0 and overroller C and under the next roller E and the clasps caught on the waistof the trousers. The rollers are then pressed down, thus straighteningthe device out to the position shown in Fig. 1, thereby stretching thetrousers.

The device maybe hung up with the trousers stretched thereon, or, ifdesired, the device may be folded into the position shown in Fig. 3, inwhich event the trousers will still remain stretched, since they passalternately over and under the rollers and the pressure is retainedthereon.

their ends, and means secured to the extension-frame for securing theother end of the trousers, whereby the trousers may be alternatelypassed under and over the rollers and said extension-frame folded onitself and down on the main frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BROWN. Witnesses: V J. F. BEALE, HUGH M. STERLING,

